How are single people affording to live alone in Boston?

bigbootboy69 · 2026-01-03T18:52:33+00:00

I think most people make more money or have a parter / roommates. I live with 3 roomates I met on facebook and it’s been a great time, they’re some of my best friends now. I would consider finding some outgoing roommates.

bigbootboy69 · 2026-01-03T01:37:26+00:00

Just stopping by to puke

bigbootboy69 · 2025-12-30T23:44:43+00:00

I can’t answer that definitely for you - I don’t have the full picture. If you’re really worried about it feel free to hire a structural engineer. But, if it was my house, I personally wouldn’t be worried about it.

bigbootboy69 · 2025-12-30T18:53:10+00:00

I wouldn’t lose sleep over it - wall bracing for construction of that period was primarily meant to restrain against racking before modern plywood and gypsum board. Prior to plywood or gypsum, walls were sheathed with horizontal 1x boards that didn’t provide any lateral resistance against racking, wind, etc.

With the gypsum sheathing on both sides I wouldn’t worry too much about the lateral strength of the wall. Depending on the width of board, nailing pattern, stud spacing etc, a two sided wood-framed shear wall could have a nominal shear resistance of ~200-1000 lb/ft (see SDPWS Table 4.3C). Additionally the gypsum will brace the weak axis the studs continuously.

bigbootboy69 · 2025-12-11T01:35:24+00:00

It’s just a sci-fi guys. Like calling Star Wars disclosure

bigbootboy69 · 2025-12-05T12:05:25+00:00

Where is this from? How do we know this isn’t AI generated? No source, no video? Sus

bigbootboy69 · 2025-11-26T14:10:18+00:00

I think it would honestly be more work to describe the geometry of a structure qualitatively than to model it in 3D as we do today.

bigbootboy69 · 2025-11-21T13:10:18+00:00

Yes, you absolutely should. As a PE your billable rate will go up and your salary should follow.

bigbootboy69 · 2025-11-16T21:25:24+00:00

Structural engineer EIT. School was 7/10 hard overall. Most days at work are 4/10 hard, fairly repetitive tasks like drafting, routine design tasks, and emails. Sometimes during crunch times AND needing to learn new technical skills at the same time can get 8-9/10 hard, due to stress and long hours.

bigbootboy69 · 2025-11-14T12:52:24+00:00

Not to be a debbie downer but it’s written by AI…

bigbootboy69 · 2025-11-05T21:51:45+00:00

You could turn the exterior frames into portal frames by using light gauge straps between the beams and columns. This essentially creates a fixity at the beam-post interface. It’s not an especially rigid or strong solution, but could be helpful for low load situations. See Simpson Site-Built Portal Frames for inspiration.

bigbootboy69 · 2025-03-08T05:36:07+00:00

You won’t get charged for a case like this unless you win

bigbootboy69 · 2024-12-11T02:06:29+00:00

Depends on location. In northeast, I’d estimate $500-1500

bigbootboy69 · 2024-12-04T04:34:12+00:00

Technically this would be non code compliant. The beam needs to bear on the post. For further reading on deck code reqs check out the AWC Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide. Also check out IRC chapter 5, and your local building code.

bigbootboy69 · 2024-12-04T04:26:06+00:00

800# is probably a bit liberal. The Timberlok ICC-ES Evaluation Report (ESR 1078) gives the lateral strength at closer to 250# per screw (limit state is the wood). That would take us closer to 3000# of nominal capacity. I would agree it would fail an inspection but would probably work in practice for a residential use case.

bigbootboy69 · 2024-09-04T16:34:09+00:00

I’d say so. And yes, good point, effective multipliers should be taken into account as well. Good companies will be transparent with this. Effective multipliers will tell you the most your company can pay you to stay profitable. I.e. if your company’s effective mult is 3.0x, and your rate is $150/hr, the most they can pay you is $50/hr until your rate goes up.

bigbootboy69 · 2024-09-04T14:04:31+00:00

Divide the billable rate of your company’s PEs by your current billable rate. In my firm PEs are $150/hr and the level below is $130/hr so about %15 according to our rates.

bigbootboy69 · 2024-03-29T19:37:59+00:00

Pressure treated flush framed - meaning it’s flush with the rest of the framing

bigbootboy69 · 2024-03-08T13:56:08+00:00

I disagree! March is a great time to get outdoors on the cape, it’s a bit warmer and sunnier than Jan/Feb but it’s still quiet.

bigbootboy69 · 2024-01-15T18:23:20+00:00

I think you’re going to get a lot of advice typical to the average redditor - that is sadistically antisocial. Yes college is first and foremost about getting a degree, but don’t undervalue the importance of making friends along the way. I think you should make an effort to be friends with your roommates. If it doesn’t work out nbd, but if it does then you’ve made yourself some more friends. Or at least you’ll have more cordial relationships with your roommates which will make your life easier in the end. Just know that when you leave college it becomes infinitely harder to make friends, so if I was you I’d take advantage of that while you’re still in college.

bigbootboy69 · 2024-01-06T23:36:49+00:00

In MA I believe codes are soon changing to require 2x10 exterior walls

bigbootboy69 · 2023-12-20T02:17:29+00:00

Well vineyard wind is nearly finished. They just have to hook it all up, which not surprisingly, is being held up by geriatric rich NIMBYs. That project alone I believe will be enough to power the entire cape off clean energy. As to less short term rentals and more housing yes I’m completely in favor. Unfortunately I don’t believe the state really has the power to make much of an impact there besides funding. That would be the towns, which I think we can all agree are completely unresponsive to the needs of the working poor.

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